Memorial Service for Hagiotaphite Fathers at Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The annual Memorial Service of the reposed Hagiotaphite Fathers, memorable Patriarchs, Archbishops, Priests, Hieromonks, Hierodeacons, Monks and Nuns was held at the end of the Divine Liturgy which was officiated by Archbishop Demetrios of Lydda, at the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday of the Forefathers, December 29, 2019.

New deacon in the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac

New deacon in the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac
New deacon in the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac
New deacon in the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac
New deacon in the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog on the feast day of Materice - Mother's Day, 29 December 2019.

The Patriarch was concelebrate by local priests. On this occasion Serbian Patriarch ordained Dragan Simikic a deacon.

Without the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodoxy will slide into the spiral of nationalisms

Without the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodoxy will slide into the spiral of nationalisms
Without the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodoxy will slide into the spiral of nationalisms
Without the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodoxy will slide into the spiral of nationalisms
Without the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Orthodoxy will slide into the spiral of nationalisms

The Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ was celebrated solemnly today at the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

2019 Annual OCAMPR Conference OCAMPR - Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.

2019 Annual OCAMPR Conference OCAMPR - Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.
2019 Annual OCAMPR Conference OCAMPR - Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.
2019 Annual OCAMPR Conference OCAMPR - Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.
2019 Annual OCAMPR Conference OCAMPR - Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.

The 2019 Annual Conference of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR) was held from Thursday to Saturday, November 7–9, 2019 at the Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church in Glenview, Illinois (Chicagoland area), on the theme:“Isolation. Violence. Hope and Communion.”

The Keynote Address was given by His Grace the Right Reverend Irinej (Dobrijevic), MDiv, Bishop of Eastern America of the Serbian Orthodox Church, New Rochelle, New York. His Grace assumed the Throne of the Eastern American Diocese in October, 2016. Previously, he was Bishop of the Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Bishop Irinej previously lectured in theology at Loyola University in Chicago, the St. Sava School of Theology in Libertyville, Illinois, and at the Theological Faculty of the University of Belgrade, Serbia. His Grace also represented his Church in external affairs, both in Washington, DC and Belgrade.